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This is the scene of devastation after a gas explosion destroyed two buildings and killed at least eight people in East Harlem Wednesday.

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Firefighters dig through the rubble in the aftermath of the horrible explosion Wednesday.

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A van lies crushed by debris from the building collapse.

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Firefighters rush to the scene of an explosion that leveled two buildings in East Harlem Wednesday, killing at least eight people.

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Heavy smoke pours from the wreckage.

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A first responder climbs over the wreckage of what was two buildings.

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People run away from the scene of the explosion that destroyed two buildings in East Harlem Wednesday, killing at least eight people.

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Firefighters put water on the burning wreckage after the deadly explosion.

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Police guide a bystander away from the scene of the burning wreckage. The explosion is believed to have been caused by a gas leak.

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Firefighters stand on debris in the aftermath of a massive gas explosion that leveled two buildings in East Harlem Wednesday.

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A man carries his child away from the scene of the deadly explosion that destroyed two buildings in East Harlem Wednesday, killing at least eight people and injuring many more.

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A victim hurt in the gas explosion holds his head as he is transported from the scene of the deadly blast that leveled two buildings in East Harlem Wednesday.

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Alicia Thomas, left, who lived in one of the two collapsed buildings, is comforted by her friend Shivon Dollar.

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Firefighters remove a victim injured in the deadly blast in East Harlem Wednesday.

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Huge plumes of smoke rise above the city in the aftermath of the explosion and fire in East Harlem Wednesday.

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A firefighter is seen on the roof (top right) amid clouds of smoke from the still-burning buildings after a huge explosion in East Harlem Wednesday

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Firefighters survey the scene following the explosion in East Harlem Wednesday.

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A firefighter directs the effort to extinguish the fire and search for survivors in the aftermath of an explosion in East Harlem.

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A van near the blast site is covered with debris from the deadly explosion in East Harlem.

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The devastated buildings are seen behind clouds of smoke as firefighters try to extinguish the fire in the aftermath of the blast in East Harlem Wednesday.

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A victim is evacuated by emergency personnel near the Harlem building collapse. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said a major building explosion, which killed at least eight people in Upper Manhattan, appeared to be caused by a gas leak and other people were still missing.

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A police officer wears a protective mask as he warns bystanders away from the scene of the building explosion Wednesday.

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A man shields his child in a blanket to protect against the smoke following the deadly building explosion in Harlem Wednesday.

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A firefighter uses a flashlight against heavy smoke as rescuers search for victims in the aftermath of the building explosion in East Harlem Wednesday.

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Police use protective masks to guard against smoke from the burning buildings.

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Firefighters battle the blaze after a pair of buildings exploded in East Harlem Wednesday, killing at least eight people.

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Firefighters use tower trucks to get water on the still-burning building from above.

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Workers examine the train tracks as firefighters try to extinguish the blaze following an explosion that destroyed two buildings in East Harlem Wednesday, killing at least eight people.

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Firefighters attack the fire from the roof of a neighboring building.

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Firefighters work to put out the smoldering wreckage.

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A worker walks along the Metro-North tracks strewn with debris from the explosion.

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Rescue workers remove an injured person on a stretcher after an explosion and building collapse in East Harlem Wednesday.